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Green design & eco innovation for a better worldSun, 02 Aug 2015 18:16:48 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2Refuge Tonneau: Cassina’s 1930s Pod Home Looks Like a Futuristic Space Shuttlehttp://inhabitat.com/futuristic-cassina-refuge-tonneau-designed-in-the-1930s-resembles-a-space-shuttle/
http://inhabitat.com/futuristic-cassina-refuge-tonneau-designed-in-the-1930s-resembles-a-space-shuttle/#commentsSat, 01 Aug 2015 18:19:47 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=618870The shelter has a dodecahedron structure which was ahead of its times and was used in the Antarctic in 2002 and at the Mars Society Desert Research Station in 2011. The structure is lightweight and easy to assemble. Although it might look uninviting from the]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/futuristic-cassina-refuge-tonneau-designed-in-the-1930s-resembles-a-space-shuttle/feed/1Amazing wood Pequod caravan comfortably fits a family of fourhttp://inhabitat.com/elegant-pequod-innovatively-fits-a-family-of-four-in-a-tiny-bohemian-caravan/
http://inhabitat.com/elegant-pequod-innovatively-fits-a-family-of-four-in-a-tiny-bohemian-caravan/#commentsMon, 27 Jul 2015 21:18:00 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=760002Currently parked in Indiana, the Pequod is on the larger side of tiny homes. Weighing 11,500 pounds, the tiny house measures 26 feet in length and a maximum of 8.5 feet in width, with varying ceiling heights that max out at 13.5 feet. The drop-axle four]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/elegant-pequod-innovatively-fits-a-family-of-four-in-a-tiny-bohemian-caravan/feed/0Harvard student startup lets you test-drive tiny house living for just $99 a nighthttp://inhabitat.com/harvard-student-startup-lets-you-test-drive-tiny-house-living-for-just-99-a-night/
http://inhabitat.com/harvard-student-startup-lets-you-test-drive-tiny-house-living-for-just-99-a-night/#commentsWed, 22 Jul 2015 21:07:47 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=759067Created to help grow the Tiny House movement, Getaway is the first project launched by the Millennial Housing Lab, a Harvard Innovation Lab project founded by Harvard MBA student Jon Staff and Harvard Law student Peter Davis. The startup, which just on]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/harvard-student-startup-lets-you-test-drive-tiny-house-living-for-just-99-a-night/feed/1Backyard BI(h)OME is a tiny, low-cost house with a light environmental footprinthttp://inhabitat.com/backyard-bihome-is-a-low-cost-tiny-home-with-a-tiny-environmental-footprint/
http://inhabitat.com/backyard-bihome-is-a-low-cost-tiny-home-with-a-tiny-environmental-footprint/#commentsWed, 15 Jul 2015 21:25:53 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=757102This tiny low-cost, low-impact home which contains a bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom and dining room, was designed as a semi-permanent housing solution that can be recycled and reinstalled in people's backyards. Students and faculty at UCLA's as]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/backyard-bihome-is-a-low-cost-tiny-home-with-a-tiny-environmental-footprint/feed/0Affordable community of tiny homes could revitalize abandoned railway trackshttp://inhabitat.com/affordable-community-of-tiny-homes-could-revitalize-abandoned-railway-tracks/
http://inhabitat.com/affordable-community-of-tiny-homes-could-revitalize-abandoned-railway-tracks/#commentsFri, 10 Jul 2015 08:00:58 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=756557Designed for an innovative housing competition, Small House on Tracks was envisioned as a livable low-cost commune for artists, students, and workers. Each micro unit measures 1.5 meters in width, 2.09 meters in length, and 2.5 meters in height. These a]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/affordable-community-of-tiny-homes-could-revitalize-abandoned-railway-tracks/feed/0The Freedom Room is a Low-Cost Micro Apartment Designed by Prison Inmateshttp://inhabitat.com/the-freedom-room-is-a-low-cost-micro-apartment-designed-by-prison-inmates/
http://inhabitat.com/the-freedom-room-is-a-low-cost-micro-apartment-designed-by-prison-inmates/#commentsSat, 13 Jun 2015 05:00:55 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=504378There is a large carpentry shop in the High Security Prison in Spoleto, Italy where inmates build furniture for other correctional facilities. Cibic Workshop and Comodo (Comunicare Moltiplica Doveri) teamed up with some of these carpenters to get their input]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/the-freedom-room-is-a-low-cost-micro-apartment-designed-by-prison-inmates/feed/09-year-old girl builds tiny homes from scratch for the homelesshttp://inhabitat.com/9-year-old-girl-builds-tiny-homes-from-scratch-for-the-homeless/
http://inhabitat.com/9-year-old-girl-builds-tiny-homes-from-scratch-for-the-homeless/#commentsSun, 07 Jun 2015 13:20:37 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=748842For the last four years, Hailey Fort has donated produce grown in her garden to the local food bank, with a whopping 128 pounds of food donated just last year. She was inspired to build tiny shelters after she met Edward, a homeless man who lost his job]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/9-year-old-girl-builds-tiny-homes-from-scratch-for-the-homeless/feed/3Couple uses ladders to navigate their Tokyo ‘Ninja’ househttp://inhabitat.com/couple-uses-ladders-to-navigate-their-tokyo-ninja-house/
http://inhabitat.com/couple-uses-ladders-to-navigate-their-tokyo-ninja-house/#commentsFri, 05 Jun 2015 17:13:51 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=742001In 2013, the couple who commissioned the renovation, Tatsumi Terado and his wife Hanae, talked to CNN about their home. Responding to the absence of interior walls, the gaping floor plates stabilized by a series of three dimensional columns, the couple]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/couple-uses-ladders-to-navigate-their-tokyo-ninja-house/feed/0This tiny solar-powered home is for sale on eBay, starting at just $10Khttp://inhabitat.com/this-tiny-solar-powered-retreat-is-for-sale-on-ebay-starting-at-just-10k/
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Every year, Studio H teaches high school and middle school students from Berkeley’s REALM Charter School how to design and build public architecture projects. Since this year’s theme centered on housing, the Studio H 7]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/this-tiny-solar-powered-retreat-is-for-sale-on-ebay-starting-at-just-10k/feed/1Nozomi Nakabayashi’s dreamy house in the sky is made from locally-sourced and reclaimed materialshttp://inhabitat.com/tiny-hut-on-stilts-is-made-from-locally-sourced-and-reclaimed-materials/
http://inhabitat.com/tiny-hut-on-stilts-is-made-from-locally-sourced-and-reclaimed-materials/#commentsMon, 18 May 2015 20:28:12 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=742472This cozy prefab Hut on Stilts is a great micro-home for those looking to escape the bustling city life and spent time in a peaceful natural setting. The tiny building elevated from the ground, sitting on wooden columns, was conceived and built by who a]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/tiny-hut-on-stilts-is-made-from-locally-sourced-and-reclaimed-materials/feed/0Seattle teens make solar powered tiny homes for area homelesshttp://inhabitat.com/seattle-teens-make-solar-powered-tiny-homes-for-area-homeless/
http://inhabitat.com/seattle-teens-make-solar-powered-tiny-homes-for-area-homeless/#commentsTue, 28 Apr 2015 20:24:08 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=738926Do-gooder teenagers have built an incredible tiny home community for homeless adults in Seattle. The project, called Impossible City and run by Sawhorse Revolution, teaches teens basic construction and green energy skills to help them their their helped]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/seattle-teens-make-solar-powered-tiny-homes-for-area-homeless/feed/1Man transforms a salvaged trailer into an elegant tiny home and sells for $36,000 on Craigslisthttp://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-a-salvaged-trailer-into-an-elegant-tiny-home-and-sells-for-36000-on-craigslist/
http://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-a-salvaged-trailer-into-an-elegant-tiny-home-and-sells-for-36000-on-craigslist/#commentsThu, 23 Apr 2015 12:00:42 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=737513It’s amazing what can be done in a small space and Ron Rusnak of Ashland, Oregon exemplifies that well in this trailer turned tiny home. Rusnak took an old trailer, gutted it and used it as the structure for an elegant tiny home. Fully insulated, with]]>

]]>http://inhabitat.com/man-transforms-a-salvaged-trailer-into-an-elegant-tiny-home-and-sells-for-36000-on-craigslist/feed/0Four couples create a rustic cabin compound on a communal plot in Texashttp://inhabitat.com/four-couples-establish-the-llano-river-new-tiny-house-community-in-texas/
http://inhabitat.com/four-couples-establish-the-llano-river-new-tiny-house-community-in-texas/#commentsThu, 16 Apr 2015 16:30:37 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=702940Four families purchased an idyllic plot on the Llano river with a rough idea to build a house to share. Inspired by the tiny house movement, they chose instead to build individual cabins for each couple plus a shared common building. The communal space has]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/four-couples-establish-the-llano-river-new-tiny-house-community-in-texas/feed/7Donate now to help Project H students build tiny homes to help their communityhttp://inhabitat.com/donate-now-to-help-project-h-students-built-tiny-homes-to-help-their-community/
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Project H is a non-profit organization based in California that encourages creativity among young people in the community. Working with a group of designers and architects, Junior High and High school students learn valuable]]>

Project H is a non-profit organization based in California that encourages creativity among young people in the community. Working with a group of designers and architects, middle school and high school students learn valuable skills and have fun creating architectural projects that serve a need in the community. Right now, the students are building two tiny homes to address urban housing needs. Those homes will eventually be donated and you have the opportunity to help. From March 11 to April 15, 2015, Project H’s spring funding drive will be matched dollar-for-dollar by John Sander & Patti White via the Silicon Valley Community Fund. Click here to help make a difference.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/nations-first-luxury-custom-tiny-home-builder-lets-you-live-large-in-small-spaces/feed/0The Rock Bottom is a tiny off-grid reading cabin built for just $300 in Vermonthttp://inhabitat.com/the-rock-bottom-is-a-tiny-off-grid-reading-cabin-built-for-just-300-in-vermont/
http://inhabitat.com/the-rock-bottom-is-a-tiny-off-grid-reading-cabin-built-for-just-300-in-vermont/#commentsWed, 04 Mar 2015 21:47:36 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=593636The construction cost of the Rock Bottom Cabin was incredibly low thanks to Diedricksen's deft scrap scavenger abilities. In fact, most of the cabin is made up of recycled parts and creatively reused construction materials. A "Pet-Peek" dome window was given]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/the-rock-bottom-is-a-tiny-off-grid-reading-cabin-built-for-just-300-in-vermont/feed/2VIDEO: Dream of living in your own tiny home? You need to watch thishttp://inhabitat.com/video-dream-of-living-in-your-own-tiny-home-you-need-to-watch-this/
http://inhabitat.com/video-dream-of-living-in-your-own-tiny-home-you-need-to-watch-this/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 21:03:02 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=724540https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6pj3jVgeh8
Good things come in teeny tiny packages, or so we are told. But as much as we love to extoll the virtues of those adorable micro homes, sometimes you gotta have a sense of humor about the challenges of tiny living.]]>

Good things come in teeny tiny packages, or so we are told. But as much as we love to extoll the virtues of those adorable micro homes, sometimes you gotta have a sense of humor about the challenges of tiny living. This week’s episode of Portlandia pokes fun at the phenomenon: the toilet that is also the home office, the fold-up litter box, even the joys of making breakfast literally on top of one another. Watch the clip and tell us what you think of tiny living.

]]>http://inhabitat.com/video-dream-of-living-in-your-own-tiny-home-you-need-to-watch-this/feed/1Mid-century grain silo transformed into a gorgeous, affordable home for twohttp://inhabitat.com/young-architect-transforms-a-1955-grain-silo-into-a-gorgeous-affordable-home-for-two/
http://inhabitat.com/young-architect-transforms-a-1955-grain-silo-into-a-gorgeous-affordable-home-for-two/#commentsSat, 21 Feb 2015 15:01:31 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=723351Kaiser purchased the dismantled 1955 grain silo online from a Kansas farmer that was then transported down to Arizona on the back of a pickup truck. Major modifications were made during the reassembly process for the silo, such as the addition of custom-made]]>

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]]>http://inhabitat.com/young-architect-transforms-a-1955-grain-silo-into-a-gorgeous-affordable-home-for-two/feed/2This cute little hobbit home cost just $100 to buildhttp://inhabitat.com/this-cute-little-hobbit-home-cost-just-100-to-build/
http://inhabitat.com/this-cute-little-hobbit-home-cost-just-100-to-build/#commentsSun, 15 Feb 2015 18:42:30 +0000http://inhabitat.com/?p=722157For the past 25 years, adventurer Dan Price has lived in a series of adorable hobbit-like tiny homes on two acres of breathtaking forested land in Eastern Oregon. His most recent structure may be teeny and off the grid, but has all the comforts of home. ]]>